The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-11-16

INodu, duu VINO Will ne femem OereU Dy
all who have had occasion to travel
on the local freight which passes down
the river at this place at 900 a. m,
committed suicide by cutting his throat
from ear to ear on Wednesday of last
week, at his hume in Irvineton. The
Saturday previous he had complained
of feeling i'll and had been relieved at
bis own request from making his usual
run on Monday. His friends had lit.
tie thought that he might commit
such rash act, and Instantly after.
wards he realized what he had done,
but it was too late. lie leaves wife
and two small children.
"A Washington dispatch under
date of 18th Instant, says: What is
known as the driven we'll patent, which
has been several times before the U.
S. Supeme Court, and which has al
ways heretofore been sustained was to.
day declared invalid in an opinion by
Justice Blatchford based upon the
record 10 the case number IS, An.
drews, Green and others against George
Hovey, brought here by an appeal
from the United States Circuit Court
for the southern district of Iowa. This
court holds that the fact is now made
10 appear for the first time in the
driven will litigation that the inven.
ton was used in public at Cortland,
N Y, by others than Green more
than two years before application for
patent was made, is fact which is
fatal for the patents validity. The
dtcree Of the Circuit Court in favor of
The alleged infringers. Hovey is af
frmed.
"A very neat swindle is the torn
check racket which is now being sue
cesstully worked in some quarters.
The swindler obtains from depostor
in bank a small check. Then he
takes blank check exactly like the
filled one aud lays the two one upon
the other so that the edges are exactly
even. Both checks are then torn ir.
regularly across, and iu such way
that the signature on the filled check
appears on one piece aud the amount
and the payee on the other. The
checks have been held toge,b while
being torn, and one piece of the blank
check will exactly ft the other piece
of the filled check, The swindler then
fills 10 one piece of the blank check
with the name of the payee and the
amount to suit himself, takes il with
the piece of the genuine containing
the signature to the bank, and ex
plains that the check was accidentally
torn. The teller 6uding that the
pieces fit exactly, naturally concludes
that they are parts Of the same check
and may cash it unless he happens to
suspect fraud.
The death of August Weingard
occurred at his home in Harmony
township this county, about one mile
south of j. A. Dawson's place, on
Monday morning Of this week. Mr..
Weiugard had not enjoyed his usual
health for over a year past, but only
for about three months was he coLfned
to his bed. His complaint was Bright's
disease, and during his last illness his
sufierings were very severe. When
yet quite young, August enlisted from
this place and became member of
the famous S3t Regiment. remaining
at the front until the close of the war.
He was good soldier. Being an in.
dustrious young man, be applied him
8 If earnestly to farming on his return
from the army, and was quite success
ful. He spent about six years in the
western country, returning to this
place last fall, and resuming work on
his farm. He leaves a mother and
several brothers, besides large circle
of friends to mourn his loss. He was
an excellent citizen, well thought OF
by his neighbors. Geo. Stow Post, OF
which he was Il member will have
charge of the funeral, which tax es
rest in the German Hill cemetery.
His age was about 40 years.
Forest County Takes the Banner.